Tie attachment apparatus

ABSTRACT

The present invention concerns that of a new and improved apparatus for attaching a tie to a user. The apparatus comprises a neck piece and a tie, which always remains tied to the neck piece. The neck piece itself is a length of fabric which has two ends, a first end and a second end. Both the first end and the second end have an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface of the first end of the neck piece has an attached male Velcro patch, while the outer surface of the second end of the neck piece has an attached female Velcro patch.

I. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention concerns that of a new and improvedapparatus for attaching a tie to a user.

II. DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART

[0002] U.S. Pat. No. 5,088,120, issued to Yen, discloses a combined andfixed necktie having a necktie body, a sheath member, an adjustingplate, a neck rope and a neck rope retainer.

[0003] U.S. Pat. No. 4,995,118, issued to Paduano, Sr., discloses apre-formed support element which is shaped to have an uneven surfaceconfiguration, and two portions of necktie type cloth which areconnected to the support to establish an appearance of a knot usuallyassociated with a hand-tied necktie.

[0004] U.S. Pat. No. 4,318,189, issued to Intengan, discloses asimulated knotted necktie composed of a hollow knot shaped body.

[0005] U.S. Pat. No. 4,173,792, issued to Intengan, discloses anadjustable length simulated knotted necktie combination composed of anecktie length having a front display tail portion and an opposite reartail portion.

III. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0006] The present invention concerns that of a new and improvedapparatus for attaching a tie to a user. The apparatus comprises a neckpiece and a tie, which always remains tied to the neck piece. The neckpiece itself is a length of fabric which has two ends, a first end and asecond end. Both the first end and the second end have an inner surfaceand an outer surface. The inner surface of the first end of the neckpiece has an attached male Velcro patch, while the outer surface of thesecond end of the neck piece has an attached female Velcro patch.

[0007] There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more importantfeatures of a apparatus for attaching a tie in order that the detaileddescription thereof that follows may be better understood and in orderthat the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated.There are, of course, additional features of the apparatus for attachinga tie that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subjectmatter of the claims appended hereto.

[0008] In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of theapparatus for attaching a tie in detail, it is to be understood that theapparatus for attaching a tie is not limited in its application to thedetails of construction and to the arrangements of the components setforth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. Theapparatus for attaching a tie is capable of other embodiments and beingpracticed and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understoodthat the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purposeof descriptions and should not be regarded as limiting.

[0009] As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that theconception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilizedas a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systemsfor carrying out the several purposes of the present apparatus forattaching a tie. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regardedas including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not departfrom the spirit and scope of the present invention.

[0010] It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide anapparatus for attaching a tie which has all of the advantages of theprior art and none of the disadvantages.

[0011] It is another object of the present invention to provide anapparatus for attaching a tie which may be easily and efficientlymanufactured and marketed.

[0012] It is another object of the present invention to provide anapparatus for attaching a tie which is of durable and reliableconstruction.

[0013] It is yet another object of the present invention to provide anapparatus for attaching a tie which is economically affordable andavailable for relevant purchasing government entities.

[0014] Other objects, features and advantages of the present inventionwill become more readily apparent from the following detaileddescription of the preferred embodiment when considered with theattached drawings and appended claims.

IV. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015]FIG. 1 shows a top view of adapter 2, while

[0016]FIG. 2 is a bottom view of adapter 2.

[0017]FIG. 3 shows a top view of adapter 4, while

[0018]FIG. 4 is a bottom view of adapter 4.

[0019]FIG. 5 shows a top view of patch 6, which preferably is a “male”Velcro patch, while

[0020]FIG. 6 shows a top view of patch 8, which preferably is a “female”Velcro patch.

[0021]FIG. 7 shows a perspective view of how the parts of the presentinvention are attached to one another.

[0022]FIG. 8 shows a representation of how the present invention wouldfunction.

V. DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

[0023]FIG. 1 shows a top view of adapter 2, while FIG. 2 is a bottomview of adapter 2. The top side of adapter, shown in FIG. 1, would benon-adhesive. The bottom side of adapter 2, shown in FIG. 2, has twoadhesive patches 3 and 5. Adapter 2 is preferably about three inches inlength and about one inch in width.

[0024]FIG. 3 shows a top view of adapter 4, while FIG. 4 is a bottomview of adapter 4. The top side of adapter, shown in FIG. 4, would benon-adhesive. The bottom side of adapter 4, shown in FIG. 4, has twoadhesive patches 7 and 9. Adapter 4 is preferably about three inches inlength and about one inch in width.

[0025]FIG. 5 shows a top view of patch 6, which preferably is a “male”Velcro patch, while FIG. 6 shows a top view of patch 8, which preferablyis a “female” Velcro patch. Velcro is a term used for a trademarked“hook and loop” means of attachment whereby two adjoining patches, onewith a plurality of miniature hooks and the other with a plurality ofminiature loops, can removably attach to one another. Both patch 6 andpatch 8 would not need to be Velcro, but probably would be because themost common type of “hook and loop” means of attachment system isVelcro.

[0026]FIG. 7 shows a perspective view of how the parts of the presentinvention are attached to one another. The non-adhesive side of patch 6is attached to the top side of adapter 2 from the left side to thecenter of adapter 2. The right “half” of both patch 6 and adapter 2 areunattached. The adhesive side of patch 6 and the adhesive side ofadapter 2 face away from each other.

[0027] Also in FIG. 7, the non-adhesive side of patch 8 is attached tothe top side of adapter 4 from the right side to the center of adapter4. The left “half” of both patch 8 and adapter 4 are unattached. Theadhesive side of patch 8 and the adhesive side of adapter 4 face awayfrom each other.

[0028]FIG. 8 shows a representation of how the present invention wouldfunction. First, a user would pre-tie a necktie with the proper knot,length, and neck size. Then, the user would mark the center of the tieon the back of their neck and cut the tie at that point. Then, a userwould fold back the “left” portion of adapter 4 until it would almost betouching the “right” portion of adapter 4. A user would also fold backthe “right” portion of adapter 2 until it would almost be touching the“left” portion of adapter 4. A user would then insert one cut end of thetie in between the two “halves” of adapter 4 and the other cut end ofthe tie in between the two “halves” of adapter 2. The user would thenpush together the adhesive sides of patches 6 and 8 and then proceed toput their tie on and adjust the tie accordingly.

What I claim as my invention is:
 1. An apparatus for attaching a tie toa human neck comprising: (a) a first adapter having two surfaces, a topsurface and a bottom surface, the top surface being non-adhesive, thebottom surface having a pair of adhesive patches, a first adhesive patchand a second adhesive patch, (b) a second adapter having two surfaces, atop surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface being non-adhesive,the top surface having a pair of adhesive patches, a first adhesivepatch and a second adhesive patch, (c) a first patch from a hook andloop patch attachment pairing, the first patch having a top side and abottom side, the first patch preferably having a plurality of hooks onthe top side, the left half of the bottom side of the first patchpreferably being attached to the left half of the top surface of thefirst adapter, (d) a second patch from a hook and loop patch attachmentpairing, the second patch having a top side and a bottom side, thesecond patch preferably having a plurality of loops on the top side, theright half of the top side of the second patch preferably being attachedto the right half of the bottom surface of the second adapter, (e)whereby a user would properly fit a tie around his neck, cut the tie inthe middle of the back of his neck, place one end of the cut tie againstthe right half of the top surface of the second adapter and “fold over”the left half of the second adapter onto the right half of the secondadapter, place the second end of the cut tie against the left half ofthe bottom surface of the first adapter and “fold over” the right halfof the first adapter onto the left half of the first adapter, pushtogether the plurality of loops on the top side of the second patchagainst the plurality of hooks on the bottom of the first patch againstone another, and proceed to adjust the tie for the user's neck.